PREDICTORS OF THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE THROMBOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

To reveal characteristics which contribute to the development of the left atrial appendage thrombosis in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation of non-rheumatic origin, 62 patients including 28 ones with the left atrium appendage thrombosis were examined.

D-димер, persistent atrial fibrillation, left atrial appendage thrombosis, echocardiography, left atrial area, peak blood flow velocity, left ventricular ejection fraction, variability of ventricular contractions, D dimer

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